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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Product Software Engineer (Roku Engineering) - **Company:** The Walt Disney Company - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $148,700.0 - $199,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Gulp.js, JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, DevOps, Firmware, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Model View ViewModel, Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Software Product Management, Software Tools, ReactJS, Pixel Perfect, Backend, Material UI, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Jenkins, BrightScript - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.manhattanjobs.com/job.asp?id=3377282919&tx=FK3936FFF&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role We're seeking a Product Software Engineer II for the ABC News Mobile and Living Room Device team, where you'll be part of the team that builds our ABC News Direct-to-Consumer client app on Roku streaming devices and smart TVs. We're looking for an engineer who, ideally, has experience in BrightScript, SceneGraph, and is ready to write client apps that provide the best experiences for our viewers., Minimum and Preferred. Inclusive of Licenses/Certs (include functional experience as well as behavioral attributes and/or leadership capabilities), * 5+ years of development experience with a client-side development stack, ideally with some BrightScript experience * Experience with MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture * Under the guidance of more senior engineers, candidates will be expected to be proficient in the use of reusable utilities and UI components, and generalized logic that can be consumed by multiple applications Preferred Qualifications at a Journey-level * Experience creating beautiful, rich, performant user interfaces, including implementing pixel-perfect designs and animations * Experience working on user interface-level code and knowledge of common patterns, architectures, and approaches to present a data-driven UX to viewers * Familiarity with development and troubleshooting on set-top boxes or Smart TVs * Experience working on a range of devices with varying performance and capabilities * Experience with configuration-driven development * Experience with performance optimization and feature degradation techniques * Experience creating and extending templated controls, and writing custom controls * Experience with asynchronous and concurrent code * Experience with unit testing and related patterns * Experience with JavaScript client- and server-side development * Experience with DevOps, gulp scripts, Jenkins and AWS Required Education Bachelor's degree or better in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent job experience. ## Description Summarize job responsibilities, core deliverables and major duties. What is required for the position to exist? -Focus on major areas of work, typically 20% or more of role % of Time * Be a critical member of a team of engineers responsible for building our client app experiences in BrightScript, using the Roku SceneGraph SDK * Contribute to the development of new application features from on-boarding to browse UI/UX experiences, analytics, video playback UI/UX and much more. If you see it on screen, you'll likely have a chance to work on it in code * Have the opportunity to contribute to the development of tools and systems outside of the Roku apps, such as JavaScript- & React-based web tools, gulp build scripts, AWS configurations, and Node.js services * Work with Roku to vet new hardware, firmware and certification requirements from a client application perspective * Collaborate closely with our client SDK engineering, design engineering, services engineering teams and product owners to help understand and communicate requirements and device limitations * Collaborate closely with backend and mobile engineers to ensure parity across implementations and platforms ## Related Videos - [No touch. No gestures. 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